·adj Imaginary.
II. Ideal ·adj Existing in fancy or imagination only; visionary; unreal.
III. Ideal ·adj Teaching the doctrine of idealism; as, the ideal theory or philosophy.
IV. Ideal ·adj Existing in idea or thought; conceptional; intellectual; mental; as, ideal knowledge.
V. Ideal ·adj Reaching an imaginary standard of excellence; fit for a model; faultless; as, ideal beauty.
VI. Ideal ·noun A mental conception regarded as a standard of perfection; a model of excellence, beauty, ·etc.